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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: 'The Land Of New Hope' Details Revealed
Frontiers Records has announced the release of an exciting new concept album — TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON new metal opera, "The Land Of New Hope". Due out in North America on May 21, the CD's story takes place more than 40 years in the future when most of the planet has been destroyed by natural disasters...March 14, 2013
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Producer/Engineer KEVIN CHURKO And Son Nominated For Two JUNO AWARDS
Producer and engineer Kevin Churko (pictured below) has been nominated, along with his son Kane Churko, in two categories at this year's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards),set to be held April 15-21 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Churkos are up for the "Producer Of The...March 13, 2013
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Reunited METAL CHURCH Begins Work On New Album
The reunited METAL CHURCH — Ronny Munroe on vocals, Kurdt Vanderhoof and Rick Van Zandt on guitars, Steve Unger on bass, and Jeff Plate on drums — has entered Vanderhoof's English Channel studio in Washingtion to begin work on its comeback album for a late summer/early fall 2013 release via Kurdt's...March 13, 2013
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U.D.O.: 'Steelhammer' Preview Available
U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — will release its new album, "Steelhammer", on May 24 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold. A 30-second audio preview of "Steelhammer" is available in the YouTube clip below. "Steelham...March 13, 2013
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CLUTCH: 'Crucial Velocity' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for the song "Crucial Velocity" from Maryland rockers CLUTCH can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Earth Rocker", which will be released on March 19 via CLUTCH's own Weathermaker Music label. Produced by Machine (LAMB OF GOD, FOUR YEAR STRONG, FALL OU...March 12, 2013
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TONY IOMMI Was 'Shocked' When He Was Approached To Contribute Song To EUROVISION
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi spoke to the Birmingham Mail about having one of his songs chosen as Armenia's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. DORIANS frontman Gor Sujyan's "Lonely Planet" was selected at a Saturday, March 2 national vote to be performed at Eurovision in Malmö, Sweden. Th...March 11, 2013
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In Crescendo
Italian prog metallers KINGCROW turned to Edgar Allen Poe for an overhaul of their name following their original moniker EARTH SHAKER. For all intents and purposes, KINGCROW is still working the international market as their previous album "Phlegethon" is largely a European phenomenon. Having played...March 10, 2013
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Dragged Down a Dead End Path
Boulder, Colorado's CALL OF THE VOID (formerly known as IRONHORSE, until legal issues intervened) require merely 25 minutes to impart their inaugural sonic judgment of our poor, pitiful planet, in the shape of their 2013 Relapse Records debut, "Dragged Down a Dead End Path". And with a title like th...March 10, 2013
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Beneath the Surface
ALPHA TIGER's sophomore LP, 2013's "Beneath the Surface", sees the precocious German quintet graduating from indie label Sonic Attack (which unveiled their modest debut, "Man or Machine", two years prior) to heavy metal major player Century Media - but are they really ready for prime time yet? Shit,...March 10, 2013
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VINCE NEIL Undergoes Surgery
MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil's girlfriend, Las Vegas celebrity makeup artist and beauty educator Rain Andreani, told Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Sun this morning that it was "unknown for the moment what the illness is" that forced the singer and his bandmates to play an abbreviated set Sunday ni...March 10, 2013
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Video: SEPULTURA, ANGRA Guitarists Perform At GARANHUNS JAZZ FESTIVAL
Brazilian heavy metal guitarists Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA) joined the UPTOWN BAND on stage last month during the Garanhuns Jazz Festival in Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil. You can watch professionally filmed video footage of their appearance below. Kisser's solo debut, "Hub...March 9, 2013
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KVELERTAK: New Video Interview Posted Online
Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! recently conducted an interview with Norwegian adrenaline pushers of heavy rock and roll KVELERTAK at the Roadrunner Records offices in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. KVELERTAK's sophomore album, "Meir" (which means "more" in English),will be release...March 8, 2013
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Video: FIREWIND Performs Acoustic Set At Vancouver Record Store
Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND played a short acoustic set on February 19 at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. In a recent interview with Metal Assault, FIREWIND guitarist Gus G stated about the Scrape acoustic ses...March 8, 2013
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U.D.O.: 'Steelhammer' Track Listing Revealed
U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — will release its new album, "Steelhammer", on May 24 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold. "Steelhammer" track listings: Standard CD 01. Steelhammer 02. A Cry Of A Nation 03. Metal Ma...March 8, 2013
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GUS G. Says 'FIREWIND Might Be On Hiatus For A While'
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with FIREWIND and OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G.. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Recently, [FIREWIND] had a change in vocalist. Apollo Papathanasio, who has done the vocals on all of FIREWIND's...March 8, 2013
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